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U.S. Republicans aim to take hold of Keystone XL decision
Rail cars arrive in Milton, N.D., in February 2008, loaded with pipe for the first Keystone Pipeline project, which now carries crude oil across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and ...
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Quebec Charter of Values could breed intolerance warn Liberals
Quebec's citizenship minister today said the province is long overdue in dealing with the issue of accommodations to religious communities. Five years after the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on reasonable accommodations, Quebec still has no firm rules in place, Drainville said. "The problem is not resolved for the vast majority of Quebecers. They want it resolved," he said. He ...
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B.C. teen saves dog from cougar
A Belcarra, B.C. teenager and his beloved family dog are recovering tonight after surviving a vicious cougar attack on Tuesday night. Levi Sadler, 16, realized there was something wrong when heard his black Labrador Daisy screaming outside his window. "It was terrifying, like a scream you hear in movies, coming from a dog," he ...
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UPAC carries out more raids in Montreal
MONTREAL -- Quebec's anti corruption task force descended on the N.D.G.--Cte-des-Neiges borough offices Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports.A spokesperson for UPAC said the taskforce's investigators seized documents from different locations in Montreal on Wednesday, but would not confirm a TVA report that the city's largest borough was targeted.Montreal interim Mayor ...
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Quebec gives dance community a boost
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois, centre, Élaine Ayotte, left, a member of the executive committee with responsiblity for culture for the city of Montreal, and provincial culture minister Maka Kotto, chat while posing for a photograph outside the Wilder building in Montreal, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, following a news conference announcing funding to help renovate the ...
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Canadas Flaherty worried about housing agencys insurance role
OTTAWA | Wed May 22, 2013 9:35pm EDT OTTAWA May 22 (Reuters) - The Canadian government is examining the role of the federal housing agency in providing insurance for mortgage portfolios held by banks, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday. Under Flaherty's watch, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), a federal government agency, has come under closer ...
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Vancouver’s grand connectivity plan
Vancouver, whose council has been accused of not listening to the public and whose residents say they are lonely and alienated, launched the first steps on Wednesday of a plan to make people who live there more connected. "Vancouver is a dynamic city undergoing a great deal of change," Mayor Gregor Robertson said. "The connection between city hall and citizens is tenuous at the ...
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Montreals boil-water warning inflames an already simmering city
A man pretends to drink water out of a fire hydrant while his friend, not seen, takes a picture in Montreal on May 22, 2013. Montreal has issued a boil-water advisory to a large swath of the city affecting over one million residents after a water-filtration station broke down. (PAUL CHIASSON/THE CANADIAN ...
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Toronto mayor fired from coaching job
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford enters a council meeting about casino proposals at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, a close ally of Ford, said Wednesday, May 22, 2013 that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine. Holyday is urging Ford to address the video. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, ...
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Most of Montreal told to boil drinking water
MONTREAL -- More than one million Montreal residents are being told to boil their drinking water after a malfunction at Canada's second-biggest filtration plant.The malfunction resulted in brownish water gushing from fire hydrants and an unpleasant aroma wafting over parts of the city on Wednesday.The advisory applied to most of Montreal. City spokeswoman Valerie De Gagne and others ...
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Beaverton cop arrested in Vancouver accused of raping 5-year-old
Christopher R. Warren is currently on paid administrative leave from the Beaverton Police Department while he is being investigated for food stamp fraud. This is a mug shot from when he was arrested on the fraud ...
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Peru Canada leaders agree to boost economic ties
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday agreed to strengthen bilateral economic relations following ...
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Reaction to Alain Vigneault firing
The Vancouver Canucks fired head coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday, just under two years after he guided the club to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup ...
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Jose Bautista leads Jays to series victory over Rays
Blue Jays right-fielder Jose Bautista connects for one of his two home runs in Toronto's 4-3, 10-inning win over the visiting Rays on Wednesday. Bautista also singled twice in a 4-for-4 performance. (Frank Gunn/Canadian ...
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Calgary teen found dead had been in provincial care
The investigation into the death of teen in Calgary's northwest community of Citadel is still underway. Police have so far deemed the death as suspicious. (Justin ...
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Gay men will be allowed to donate blood under new policy in Canada but only those who abstain from sex
We live in "the age of uncertainty," John Kenneth Galbraith told us. He was so certain of the new uncertainty in our lives that he published a provocative book and hosted a television series under ...
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Wind energy needs some help to grow says Canadian association
Alberta could green its image and add plenty of new turbines over the next few years with the right government incentives, the Canadian Wind Energy Association said in a report released ...
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Port Hardy RCMP look into assault involving elementary school children
Port Hardy RCMP are investigating an alleged assault that was "sexual in nature" involving elementary school children at the town's elementary school."It's under investigation and at this point there is no risk for students," said Cpl. Darren Lagan of the RCMP Island District.He said he could not release details."It is always challenging for any investigation ...
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Vancouver aims to get citizens more involved with city hall
The Vancouver Canucks have fired the most successful head coach in club history. Alain Vigneault lost his job after the Canucks were swept by the San Jose Sharks — a year after the heavily ...
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PQ to unveil secular ‘Charter of Quebec Values’ next fall
The Parti Qubcois government will unveil its controversial secular charter under the more "positive" title Charter of Quebec Values next fall, postponing what is expected to be heated debate on religious accommodations.The Minister Responsible for Democratic Institutions, Bernard Drainville, said he hoped that widening the scope of the secular charter - which was originally scheduled ...
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The Canadian government’s delaying tactics involving native children are harmful and wrong
Nearly half of the 30,000 children in foster care in Canada are aboriginal, a horrifying figure first revealed by Statistics Canada's National Household Survey this month. In light of the magnitude of the problem and the vulnerability of the children, it's doubly horrifying to learn of the federal government's delaying tactics at a human-rights hearing into a complaint that Ottawa ...
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Canada sets new aid for Peru linked to mining
LIMA, Peru -; Canada's prime minister has announced a new package of development aid for Peru that environmentalists are viewing warily because it is closely tied to Canadian mining investments in the South American ...
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Busy inner-city parking spots may soon cost more in Calgary
A council committee has accepted a plan to base inner-city parking rates on how popular parking is on any given street. The two-hour parking rates would also vary depending on the time of day. The new Calgary Parking Authority system would see the most expensive on-street rates drop from $5 to $4.50 an hour, but go up by at least $0.25 in other places depending on how busy those zones are. ...
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Evacuation order issued for residents near Lindale Alta.
An evacuation order was given to residents west of Lindale, Alta., after a new wildfire was discovered just before 3 p.m .Wednesday. High winds are fanning the fire which is listed as being out of control. The evacuation order affects people who live 4.8 kilometres north of Township Road 493, just over 3 kilometres west of RR 55 to Highway 759. Brazeau County officials said that evacuees can ...
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Postal workers strike in Fort McMurray
Postal workers in Fort McMurray held a wildcat strike on Wednesday after learning Canada Post plans to hire contractors to handle parcel deliveries. The workers, who are represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, set up pickets outside the postal depot after receiving a letter from management. Canada Post says the move is necessary because it can't hire enough workers in a ...
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